At a Glance

Market: Bounce. Negative Market. SPY, QQQ, IWM, DIA, Semis, Biotech and Gold under their 50-day.
Earnings:
Mon PLTR★, FANG, IDXX, EL, FOX, CHKP, CRBG, EQH, KRYS, RHP, CE, CHH, CRGY, LIFE, INSP, KOS, HLF, UPWK, IBTA, BVS, MTUS, III, AAPL★
Tue SHOP★, SU, AME, TRI, FISV, BR, DD, BALL, IT, UNM, JXN, PACS, DOX, MCY, SHC, BETA, TAC, HNI, ASH, SDRL, LIND, FLYW, XPRO, MQ, SWIM, MTW, TRNS, SPT, BXC, AMWL, AMD★, AMGN★, ANET★, PFE★, ALAB★, CPNG★, SMCI★
Wed EMR, DDOG★, GWW, CVE, W, SWK, HUBS, FIG, BIO, SOLS, BRKR, BROS, RAL, ZG, Z, NICE, VCTR, ELF, GRAL, MUR, KVYO, TREX, SEZL, LIVN, CRK, ADPT, ARQT, RLAY, FSLY, KD, AMC, VERX, UWMC, CLOV, PRGO, ECPG, VET, VIR, QURE, ARDT, PAHC, GTM, OPK, TBLA, CODI, TASK, RPC, ROOT, MATV, SGHT, EOLS, DIN, LAW, PMTS, TBI, SMRT, OM, UPLD, ARM★, NVO★, QCOM★, UBER★, MELI★
Thu NTRA, GH, AFRM, U, BSY, FROG, VSAT, ARW, OSCR, CELH, EPAM, LFST, NSIT, BILL, PLNT, BTE, PLSE, LION, FA, APPN, TDC, SHOO, NOG, DNOW, SHAK, FIVN, BL, XRAY, AMN, EVCM, ETON, LSPD, AMPH, PSIX, HOS, NABL, WEST, RIGL, GOOS, COLL, PAR, EGY, KELYA, FLGT, ASPN, GTE, QSI, BRLT, NET★, LITE★, TEAM★, MCHP★, AXON★, AAOI★
Fri HUM, ANIK
★ = Market Mover
Macro: Mon ISM Manufacturing PMI · Tue JOLTs Job Openings · Wed ISM Services PMI · Fri Jobs Report · Fed speakers on 3 days
Biotech: N/A
Conferences: Mon Gabelli Automotive Symposium · Tue Gabelli Funds Automotive Symposium · Tue Sidoti & Company non-deal roadshow · Wed Precision Liver Symposium
IPOs: Mon NARA · Tue SEAM
The plan: Day One Catalysts and Shoryuken delayed entries. Nothing else.
Holding: HAS (+14.48%) · GKOS (+9.09%) · REGN (+7.27%)

Situational Awareness

Market Condition: Bounce Negative Market

Commentary: Heavy Gap down on Friday. Scary for market participants. Especially those that continued to Buy the Dip in Tech. We actually closed in a sort of hammer candle. Difficult to know where we go from here but the main thing is to let someone else pay to find out...

Healthcare has been working. Consumer Discretionary also. Avoid tech for now. If we continue lower from here then the market likely drags everything with it so careful on exposure.

Lots of earnings this week. Some good charts but we need the market at our back for them to work. Market moving stocks in AAPL★, AMD★, PLTR★, ARM★, DDOG★, NET★ all reporting this week. Full highlights below.
★ = Market Mover

The big Macro event this week is obviously the US Mid-Terms. Expect to see volatility in and around that event on November 3rd. How the market reacts is anyone's guess. Plenty of If, Then theories but really nobody knows the reaction and the consequences of the potential outcomes.

Newsletters will be patchy this week. I have a busy week personally so will be prioritizing my own work vs publishing. I will do my best though to get something out most days.

Caution and patience here. This is not an easy Dollar environment.

Overbought on Friday on McClellan Oscillator

Currently rejected at the 50 MA on the combined Indicator

Earnings Highlights

Monday Before Open: IDXX, EL, FOX, CHKP, KRYS, CHH, KOS, III


Monday After Hours: AAPL★, PLTR★, FANG, CRBG, EQH, RHP, CE, CRGY, LIFE, INSP, HLF, UPWK, IBTA, BVS, MTUS


Tuesday Before Open: SHOP★, PFE★, AME, TRI, FISV, BR, DD, BALL, IT, SHC, BETA, TAC, HNI, LIND, XPRO


Tuesday After Hours: AMD★, AMGN★, ANET★, SU, ALAB★, CPNG★, SMCI★, UNM, JXN, PACS, DOX, MCY, ASH, SDRL, FLYW, MQ, SWIM, MTW, TRNS, SPT, BXC, AMWL


Wednesday Before Open: NVO★, UBER★, EMR, DDOG★, GWW, CVE, W, SWK, SOLS, BRKR, RAL, NICE, TREX, LIVN, KD, UWMC, PRGO, VET, QURE, TBLA, RPC, DIN, LAW, PMTS, SMRT


Wednesday After Hours: ARM★, QCOM★, MELI★, HUBS, FIG, BIO, BROS, ZG, Z, VCTR, ELF, GRAL, MUR, KVYO, SEZL, CRK, ADPT, ARQT, RLAY, FSLY, AMC, VERX, CLOV, ECPG, VIR, ARDT, PAHC, GTM, OPK, CODI, TASK, ROOT, MATV, SGHT, EOLS, TBI, OM, UPLD


Thursday Before Open: U, BSY, ARW, OSCR, CELH, EPAM, LFST, NSIT, PLNT, FA, APPN, SHOO, DNOW, SHAK, LSPD, HOS, NABL, GOOS, COLL, KELYA, ASPN, BRLT


Thursday After Hours: NET★, LITE★, NTRA, TEAM★, MCHP★, AXON★, GH, AFRM, FROG, VSAT, AAOI★, BILL, BTE, PLSE, LION, TDC, NOG, FIVN, BL, XRAY, AMN, EVCM, ETON, AMPH, PSIX, WEST, RIGL, PAR, EGY, FLGT, GTE, QSI


Friday Before Open: HUM, ANIK


★ = Market Mover

Stocks to Watch

Catalyst Winners 2026: TradingView

Powerplay Watch: TradingView
LW, FIGS, NAVN, DXC, BOX, BBWI, VFC, APPN, ATGL, BETR, NTWK, KVYO, KPLT, RH, ASAN, CHPT, REPL, HRI, KSS, VRDN, HOG, ARQT, DOW, LIFE

Consolidation Watch: TradingView
TGTX, CVLT, GDDY, PI, CLF, PLTR★, AFRM, EL, SHOP★, FCX, LIFE, HTFL, CAI, WMT, NRC, BSX, HONA, MRK, BAH, INFY, DDOG★, APPF, VRSN, VG, SLE, NTRA, INSP, PLSE, SGHT, TASK, FWDI, WIX, CRCL, FSLY, NE, FROG, SDRL, TENB, VAL, PTEN, STNG, CRGY, KVYO, MANE, CNXC, HUBS, RPD, BL, FIG, FA, GWRE, KD, PCOR, RBLX, CSGP, AEO, Z, ABSI, BHVN, GLOB, PLNT


★ = Market Mover

Trade Updates

Open:

HAS - Earnings Catalyst - 20th October 2026 - 67% Remaining
GKOS - Earnings Catalyst - 29th October 2026 - 100% Remaining
REGN - Earnings Catalyst - 30th October 2026 - 100% Remaining

Macro Events (Eastern Time)

Monday November 2 2026
10:00 AM · ISM Manufacturing PMI (Oct) · Prev 54.5 · Cons 54.6
10:00 AM · ISM Manufacturing Employment (Oct) · Prev 52.7 · Cons 53
7:00 PM · Midterm Elections
Fed Speakers: Goolsbee 11:15 AM

Tuesday November 3 2026
10:00 AM · JOLTs Job Openings (Sep) · Prev 7.079M · Cons 7.13M
10:00 AM · Factory Orders MoM (Sep) · Prev 0.1% · Cons 1.2%
4:30 PM · API Crude Oil Stock Change (Oct/30) · Prev -2.031M

Wednesday November 4 2026
7:00 AM · MBA 30-Year Mortgage Rate (Oct/30) · Prev 7.37%
8:15 AM · ADP Employment Change (Oct) · Prev 90K · Cons 65K
8:30 AM · Balance of Trade (Sep) · Prev -105.6B · Cons -108B
8:30 AM · Imports (Sep) · Prev 420.8B · Cons 429.1B
8:30 AM · Exports (Sep) · Prev 315.2B · Cons 320.3B
10:00 AM · ISM Services PMI (Oct) · Prev 54.9 · Cons 54.8
10:30 AM · EIA Gasoline Stocks Change (Oct/30) · Prev 3.87M
10:30 AM · EIA Crude Oil Stocks Change (Oct/30) · Prev -1.892M

Thursday November 5 2026
8:30 AM · Initial Jobless Claims (Oct/31) · Prev 194K · Cons 195K
8:30 AM · Jobless Claims 4-Week Average (Oct/31) · Prev 196.75K · Cons 196K
8:30 AM · Continuing Jobless Claims (Oct/24) · Prev 1701K · Cons 1710K
8:30 AM · Nonfarm Productivity QoQ (Q3) · Prev 1.4% · Cons 2.5%
Fed Speakers: Hammack 8:50 AM, Barkin 9:10 AM, Logan 7:00 PM

Friday November 6 2026
8:30 AM · Non Farm Payrolls (Oct) · Prev 29K · Cons 65K
8:30 AM · Unemployment Rate (Oct) · Prev 4.2% · Cons 4.2%
8:30 AM · Nonfarm Payrolls Private (Oct) · Prev 46K · Cons 58K
8:30 AM · U-6 Unemployment Rate (Oct) · Prev 7.6% · Cons 7.6%
8:30 AM · Participation Rate (Oct) · Prev 61.8% · Cons 61.9%
8:30 AM · Average Hourly Earnings MoM (Oct) · Prev 0.1% · Cons 0.3%
8:30 AM · Average Hourly Earnings YoY (Oct) · Prev 3% · Cons 2.9%
10:00 AM · Michigan Consumer Sentiment (Nov) · Prev 48 · Cons 48.2
2:30 PM · CFTC S&P 500 speculative net positions · Prev -134.4K
2:30 PM · CFTC Nasdaq 100 speculative net positions · Prev 48.8K
2:30 PM · CFTC Gold Speculative net positions · Prev 186.5K
2:30 PM · CFTC Crude Oil speculative net positions · Prev 74.3K
Fed Speakers: Williams 4:30 AM, Musalem 9:10 AM, Bowman 12:15 PM

Conferences This Week

Mon 2 Nov · Gabelli Automotive Symposium - Industrials
PHIN

Tue 3 Nov · Gabelli Funds Automotive Symposium - Industrials
GPC, MNRO, MPAA

Tue 3 Nov · Sidoti & Company non-deal roadshow
AZZ

Wed 4 Nov · Precision Liver Symposium - Biotech
MTVA

Wed 4 Nov · Market Bridge Live
SQ

Thu 5 Nov – Fri 6 Nov · BancAnalysts Association of Boston - Financials
JPM, PNC, MTB, FHN, SSB, COLB, TBBK

IPOs This Week

Mon 2 Nov: NARA - Narragansett Bancorp, Inc. Common Stock - NASDAQ
Tue 3 Nov: SEAM - Deep Sea Minerals Corp. American Depositary Shares - NASDAQ

Biotech Calendar

XBI +4.31% on the week and +0.95% on the month, under its 50-day.

Key Dates: N/A

Note: Never front-run biotech catalysts. Wait for the catalyst to hit, then assess if the reaction is tradable. Dates are estimates and can shift.

Full H2 Biotech Watchlist: TradingView

Have a Great Week!

Sean Sharpe